Saint Senan's Church of Ireland , Church Road , Clonlara Co. Clare
for the change of use of the existing church building to a boxing gymnasium, including internal and external alterations to the existing structure, external repairs, connection to services and all ancillary site works at Cloonlara (Church of Ireland) Church, Cloonlara, Co. Clare, a protected structure. Clare County Council Ref: RPS 119 NIAH 20405302 (Cloonlara Church)
The application
- Reference
- 2660659 · full record
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,129 m²
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 2 Dec 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660659/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660659at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Clare County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 12 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Clare County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev | clonlara settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| S1 Third-level education | Community: The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc. | clonlara settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev | clonlara settlement plan variation no 1 | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| S1 Third-level education | Community: The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc. | clonlara settlement plan variation no 1 | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Clare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:00
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare County Council development plan zoning | — | 25 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 2Cloonlara Church (Kiltenanlea) · Cloonlara House
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560585 | Conditional | 18 Nov 2025 | 1 | 256 m | of a single storey extension to front and rear of dwelling house, conversion of attic space to storage space, rooflights to rear elevation, detached shed/fuel store to rear of dwelling together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works |
| 25282 | Refused | 23 Oct 2025 | 1 | 346 m | of existing front boundary security fence and entrance gate and for PERMISSION to lower height of fence to 1.2m, remove existing double side entrance gates and replace with matching fencing and all associated site works |
| 2560444 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2025 | 0 | 434 m | to construct a general purpose shed to store feed, fodder and farm implements and a roofed manure pit solely for agricultural use and ancillary works, i.e. yards, drainage etc. utilising the farm’s existing public road entrance and access road |
| 2567 | Conditional | 8 Jul 2025 | 1 | 269 m | to construct one detached dwelling house, connection to existing public service infrastructure, access entrance to the road network of permitted development, Ref Nos: P20/740 and P24/60432 and all associated site works |
| 24312 | Refused | 20 Nov 2024 | 0 | 346 m | of security fence and entrance gate on the front boundary of their dwelling and all associated site works |
| 2460250 | Conditional | 31 Oct 2024 | 0 | 399 m | for alterations to the existing ground and first floor layouts to incorporate a café on the ground floor, gym and cardio studio on the ground and first floors, new meeting room on the first floor, minor internal alterations, modifications to the existing elevations to incorporate new windows, together with all associated ancillary and incidental works. |
| 2460432 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2024 | 1 | 90 m | for construction of amendments to Housing layout approved under P20/740 to include (a): Replacement of 4 No. Detached, Type 5 Houses at Errina Locke with 6 No. Detached, Type 4 houses. (b) Minor revision to road layout to include visitor parking and revised turning hammerhead at Errina Locke. (c) Change of House Design to Type 5D for No. 5 & 7 Errina Close. (d) Change of House Design to Type 5E for No. 6 & 8 Errina Close, (e) including revised house boundaries & all ancillary site works |
| 2460287 | Refused | 7 Aug 2024 | 0 | 401 m | to erect a 30 metre high telecommunications lattice tower with antennas, dishes and associated equipment attached, and with equipment cabinets at ground level all enclosed by security fencing and to include new entrance gates and an access track |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318782 | — | Refused | 27 Aug 2026 | 320 m |
| 500290 | — | Refused | 23 Feb 2026 | 346 m |
| 500266 | — | Invalid | 12 Nov 2025 | 346 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
- 8 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.